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Comments on MetaFilter post The Force will guide youThu, 03 Jan 2013 11:25:50 -0800Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:25:50 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60The Force will guide youhttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you
<a href="http://nerdapproved.com/misc-weirdness/the-original-star-wars-trilogy-as-maps/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NerdApproved-NewsAndReviews+%28Nerd+Approved+-+Gadgets+and+Giz">The <strike>Original</strike> Star Wars Trilogy as Maps</a> post:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:24:56 -0800dry white toaststarwarscartographynerdapprovedBy: mathowiehttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757847
My first thought is these look like a Family Circus comic showing what Jeffy did all day in his neighborhood.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757847Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:25:50 -0800mathowieBy: alasdairhttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757850
Lovely!comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757850Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:27:17 -0800alasdairBy: odinsdreamhttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757859
Oooh these are Fantastic!comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757859Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:33:28 -0800odinsdreamBy: blurkerhttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757867
Thanks, <strong>mathowie</strong>, now I can't see them as anything else!
Still cool, though.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757867Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:37:20 -0800blurkerBy: KingEdRahttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757882
Who stole the plans to the Death Star? NOT ME!comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757882Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:42:13 -0800KingEdRaBy: MCMikeNamarahttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757892
God, Jeffy would so be Luke. Especially Luke at the beginning. I don't know if I've ever imagined what his voice would be like but it would certainly be whining about going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters. What's that flashing, indeed.
Family Circus -&gt; Star Wars Characters
Jeffy -&gt; Luke
Billy -&gt; Han
Dolly -&gt; Leia
Barfy -&gt; Chewy
P.J. -&gt; R2-D2
Dad -&gt; C3-PO
Mom -&gt; Mon Mothra
Dead Grandpa -&gt; Ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi
(If you think siblings playing the part of Han and Leia is disturbing, the <a href="http://joshreads.com/?p=15928">Family Circus Christmas strip this year</a> will blow your mind.)comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757892Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:46:43 -0800MCMikeNamaraBy: fleacircushttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757903
I say open it up to the whole comics page. Beetle Bailey as Wedge. Marmaduke as a Tauntaun. Dennis the Menace as Salacious Crumb. A3G Margot as Lando.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757903Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:53:21 -0800fleacircusBy: TheWhiteSkullhttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757915
The little wampa and the little scout walkers being crushed by logs are brilliant.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757915Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:58:38 -0800TheWhiteSkullBy: BlackLeotardFronthttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757940
These are absolutely excellent, and painstakingly precise.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757940Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:06:32 -0800BlackLeotardFrontBy: RobotHerohttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757962
No legend for the line colour, so you have to determine it from context. Which sort of makes it a fun game to follow along and figure out, "This line joins them in the cantina, so it must be Han Solo and Chewbacca."
I've only followed the lines for A New Hope so far. I love that Darth Vader's line twirls off at the end, but I'm pedantically bothered that it (and Han Solo's intervention) is so close to the start of Luke's trench run, rather than dramatically waiting a little longer.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757962Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:15:40 -0800RobotHeroBy: RobotHerohttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757979
Also, I did a <a href="http://horriblepain.com/2012/12/star-wars-trench-run/">break-down</a> of the editing in the trench run, to explain why I'm pedantic about it.
Am I really to believe that Darth Vader followed Luke for over two minutes, yet traversed a fraction of the distance that Luke did in the 30 seconds following his rescue from Han Solo? Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757979Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:25:48 -0800RobotHeroBy: graxehttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757984
Neat, I appreciate this as a Star Wars fan.
I will have to ask my GIS professor if he knows of a more specific name for Family Circus style maps.
I also await desjardins input. :Dcomment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757984Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:27:15 -0800graxeBy: dry white toasthttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757985
RobotHero, I was looking for the twist in Han's path that represented his leaving then coming back to save Luke. I think it's a little 180 degree turn at the bottom of the map, but I found it underwhelming.
Also, in the Empire map, I'm puzzled by Bobba Fett's path, since I thought he tailed the MF through the asteroid field.
Of course, parsing through these details is why something like this is so much fun, so no criticism of the creators from me!comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757985Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:27:20 -0800dry white toastBy: brundleflyhttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757987
Should I feel ashamed that I had to look up "Mon Mothra"?comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757987Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:28:58 -0800brundleflyBy: stubiehttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757997
<i>Should I feel ashamed that I had to look up "Mon Mothra"?</i>
No, because it should be Mon Moth<b>m</b>a.
These maps are awesome. WANT.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4757997Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:35:33 -0800stubieBy: TheWhiteSkullhttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4758036
<em>I say open it up to the whole comics page. Beetle Bailey as Wedge. Marmaduke as a Tauntaun. Dennis the Menace as Salacious Crumb. A3G Margot as Lando.</em>
...the entire cast of <em>Mary Worth</em> as the Jedi Council from the prequels...comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4758036Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:54:16 -0800TheWhiteSkullBy: FJThttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4758041
I kind of want to call these timelines or diagrams instead (or in addition to) maps. I don't think they are exact representations of physical space.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4758041Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:58:14 -0800FJTBy: mazolahttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4758075
Tangent:
<small><i>My first thought is these look like a Family Circus comic showing what Jeffy did all day in his neighborhood.</i>
<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/11/11/142218444/bil-keanes-dotted-line-an-appreciation">Bil Keane's Dotted Line: An Appreciation</a>.
More dotted line nuttiness in the similarly titled: <a href="http://www.tcj.com/bil-keane-an-appreciation/">Bil Keane: An Appreciation</a>.</small>comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4758075Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:15:23 -0800mazolaBy: sloggerhttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4758086
Apropos of nothing, this made me dig up the old <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxO_i7wW-y4">Star Wars Rap</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4758086Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:20:44 -0800sloggerBy: ShutterBunhttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4758122
<em>Also, in the Empire map, I'm puzzled by Bobba Fett's path, since I thought he tailed the MF through the asteroid field.</em>
He didn't. Only started following them during their garbage-dump escape.
Also, the path of Shuttle Tiderium in <em>Jedi</em> seems overly circuitous. Perhaps it was done in order to convey extra distance, but it seems like the path could have simply lead downward from the rebel fleet to their landing on Endor.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4758122Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:41:38 -0800ShutterBunBy: ShutterBunhttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4758153
Cute attention to detail: at the door of the shield generator bunker on Endor, R2-D2's path as he gets blasted 10 feet across the doorway is represented as a short blue arrow &lt;-----comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4758153Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:56:38 -0800ShutterBunBy: MCMikeNamarahttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4758161
<em>Should I feel ashamed that I had to look up "Mon Mothra"?
</em>
No, because as has been mentioned, I suck. I'd like to blame it all on the fact that I was so nerdy proud of myself for knowing all the Family Circus names without having to look it up so my brain was on auto-pilot. But that would be a lie. I was really just amused at how much I thought Mon Mothma did look like the cartoon version of Thel Keane and got ahead of myself.
But aside from that derail, what I should have said all along was how much I enjoy these. But not nearly as much as I enjoyed RobotHero's so-called pedantic <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4757979">breakdown</a>. Because if there's one thing I like more than neat artistic maps, it's pretty pedantic charts.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4758161Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:00:04 -0800MCMikeNamaraBy: brundleflyhttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4758190
To be honest, I would have had to look up Mon Mothma as well. Although I did recognize her once I saw a picture.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4758190Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:14:35 -0800brundleflyBy: George Lucashttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4758195
Mon Mothma aside, I found these confusing.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4758195Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:16:11 -0800George LucasBy: RobotHerohttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4758207
<a href="http://darth.wikia.com/wiki/Mon_Mothra">Mon Mothra</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4758207Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:22:13 -0800RobotHeroBy: ShutterBunhttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4758216
The Force will kaiju.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4758216Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:25:13 -0800ShutterBunBy: kirkarachahttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4758666
<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Mothman_statue_2005.jpg/200px-Mothman_statue_2005.jpg">Mon Mothman</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4758666Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:54:25 -0800kirkarachaBy: KingEdRahttp://www.metafilter.com/123433/The-Force-will-guide-you#4758671
Run! Run! The Power of the Dark Side is unable to stop Mon Mothra!comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.123433-4758671Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:57:35 -0800KingEdRa